Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 12:14:32 12/31/03
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On December 30, 2003 at 18:20:09, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >On December 30, 2003 at 17:55:29, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: > >>On December 30, 2003 at 17:21:58, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >> >>>On December 30, 2003 at 15:31:55, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >>> >>>>On December 30, 2003 at 15:20:34, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>>But tournaments where people are allowed to use any hardware they can find >>>>>>(non-uniform platform tournaments) are a pure nonsense. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I completely agree with this. What is the point of program X running on a 2.4 >>>>>GHz machine against program Y which is running on a Quad? Does the result show >>>>>that program Y has better eval? better search? Nothing. It just shows that >>>> >>>>The point is to find the winner of the combination hardware+software. >>>>In other words, the top chess machine. It is not a software competition. >>> >>>You can be the best horse trainer in the world, but if you are given a donkey, >>>you will never win any race. The the only way to focus on horse training is to >>>provide everyone with a horse or with a donkey. The current system is a horse vs >>>donkey race. >> >>Don't choose a donkey if you train horses. > >Not everyone can afford a horse... > >But in 2004 I will certainly join with a dual horse :) Sounds like a chariot race. >> >>Miguel >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>>>program Y can run over its opponent like a freight train. I think WMCCC events >>>>>will be more interesting and more meaningful from a scientific point of view. >>>> >>>>If there is science in building algorithms, there is some science in building >>>>hardware for chess too. >>>> >>>>Anyway, I will leave the word science out because any of these tournaments are >>>>more about sport. The important thing is the competition. >>>> >>>>Miguel
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